The TalentCulture #TChat Show is back live on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, from 7-8 pm ET (4-5 pm PT). The #TChat radio portion runs the first 30 minutes from 7-7:30 pm ET, followed by the #TChat Twitter chat from 7:30-8 pm ET.
Last week we talked about employee engagement and the culture control panel, and this week we’re going to talk about the business leadership cliff and how to avoid it.
Even with a continued annual investment in leadership development, leadership overall is falling short in business today. Even worse, enterprises are doing a poor job developing leadership talent and aren’t investing in succession planning, so these issues are unlikely to be resolved anytime soon.
According to a new global study of more than 5,500 executives and employees across 27 countries, conducted by Oxford Economics and commissioned by SAP SuccessFactors, barely half of the executives surveyed said their companies possess the skills to effectively manage talent, and only 44% have faith that their leaders are capable of driving and effectively managing change.
The good news is that some companies are doing something about developing future leaders, working hard to make them multi-faceted, multi-functional and multi-conversational by giving them the cross-functional training and experience. By developing the talent and skills they need, companies doing this can position themselves to thrive around the 2020 workforce.
Join TalentCulture #TChat Show co-creator and host Meghan M. Biro as we learn about how steep the leadership cliff is and how we can avoid it with this week’s guest: Mary Haskins, Vice President of Leadership Experience at SAP.
To learn more about the Oxford Economics research for SAP, click here.
Related Reading:
Mitchell Levy: The Thought Leadership Funnel
Meghan M. Biro: Listen Up Leaders: We Are All Millennials
Graham Winfrey: 7 Keys To Creating The Best Work Environment (Infographic)
Anita Bruzzese: How Leaders Can Keep A Team Engaged After Telling Them “No”
Lydia Dishman: 7 Inspiring Women On How They’ve Become Better Leaders With Age
Lolly Daskal: Take A Hard Look In The Mirror
We hope you’ll join the #TChat conversation this week and share your questions, opinions and ideas with our guest and the TalentCulture Community.
#TChat Events: How To Avoid The Business Leadership Cliff
#TChat Radio — Wed, October 29th — 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT Tune in to the #TChat Radio show with our host, Meghan M. Biro, as she talks with our guest: Mary Haskins.
Tune in LIVE online this Wednesday!
#TChat Twitter Chat — Wed, October 29th — 7:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm PT Immediately following the radio show, Meghan and Mary will move to the #TChat Twitter stream, where we’ll continue the discussion with the entire TalentCulture community. Everyone with a Twitter account is invited to participate, as we gather for a dynamic live chat, focused on these related questions:
Q1: Why do so many companies struggle with leadership development? #TChat (Tweet this Question)
Q2: How do generational differences impact delivery and adoption of leadership development? #TChat (Tweet this Question)
Q3: What are progressive companies doing to avoid the leadership cliff? #TChat (Tweet this Question)
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